Saturday, October 29, 2011
10 Layer Sweet Potato and Zucchini Lasagne
This is a simple, filling, meat-and-pasta-free version of my favourite of favourite Italian dishes. Lasagne. And why on earth would anyone ever choose not to use pasta? Lotsa reasons. Maybe even 'cos you forgot to buy lasagne sheets, flour and polenta.
It's possible.
Monday, October 24, 2011
5 Easy Ways to Increase Your Productivity
I recently wrote an article on my science blog, Inside Our Lab, that talked about being productive. And you know what? I thought you might be interested, too. It was originally written for science-types - who do a lot of writing and typically don't give themselves enough time to just think. But you can translate these words into whatever applies to your own job or blog or whatever. Here you go.
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Life is short, and there's no need to waste it on junk mail, or by staring at blank computer screens, or by accompanying office mates to coffee not once but three times daily. Here are some tips for making your work more productive.
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| No matter how tough the terrain ... you can do it. |
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Easy Peasy Popovers
Somewhere between a pancake and a muffin ... is a popover.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Ode to a Very, Very Good Day
"a person with whom you are willing to halve what possibly might be the best lemon tart in the universe"
Sunday, October 16, 2011
5 Qualities I Look for In a Cookbook
*I was going to call this post 'My Inability to Walk Past Clearance Cookbooks,' but then I thought you might prefer something more useful.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
French-Press Coffee with Cacao
This is antioxidant bliss. Truly.
Fresh organic coffee beans - decaf, in my case. With cacao nibs - little chunks of unadulterated cacao (or cocoa) beans. Ground together in my trusty hand grinder, in a proportion of 5:1 coffee beans to cacao nibs.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Easy Peasy Food Rules
Cookie firmly in hand, I've been observing the grain-free/low-carb/gluten-free/paleo/vegan/raw diets out there. With significant curiosity. I am a scientist, after all. So I'm curious. But skeptical.
Yes, maybe gluten interferes with the thyroid. And maybe grains cause inflammation and immune responses in the body. Or maybe they don't. Maybe they do in some people, and not in others. Maybe cooking food ruins all the enzymes my body needs. I'm still not sure. I'm not going to judge people who've overhauled their diets for just these reasons or for health or just to lose those few extra kilos, because you know what? I have no idea what the right thing to do is.
But I'll tell you what I have learned.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Postcards from Sedona
Hi from Sedona, Arizona!
Home of jaw-dropping red rocks, beautifully-crafted microbrews, and (apparently) spots of intense vortex energy. Maybe it was the energy that woke me at 5 each morning, with no hope of going back to sleep ... or maybe it was that nagging feeling of forgetting something ...